Januaby 1, 1895.] 



KNOWLEDGE 



23 



near approach at an angle of 337°. At 4h. Om. p.m. the 

 4^ magnitude star 23- Tauri iMerope) will disappear at an 

 angle of 41^, and reappear at 4h. 55m. v.u. at an angle of 

 271°. At 4h. 37m. p.m. the 3rd magnitude star -ij Tauri 

 (Alcyone) will disappear at an angle of 31", and reappear 

 at 5h. 29m. p.m. at an angle of 280~. At 5h. 10m. p.m. 

 the 3f magnitude star 27 Tauri (Atlas) will disappear at 

 an angle of 76°, and reappear at 6h. l.jm. p.m. at an angle 

 of 236". At 5h. 14m. p.m. the 5i magnitude star 27 Tauri 

 (Pleione) will disappear at an angle of 60°, and reappear 

 at 6h. 20m. p.m. at an angle of 252°. At 3h. 37m. p.m. 

 on the 9th the H magnitude star 130 Tauri will disappear 

 (in sunlight) at an angle of 110°, and reappear at 4h. 22m. 

 P.M. at an angle of 234°. At 7h. 21m. p.m. on the 10th 

 the 5^ magnitude star 47 Geminorum will disappear at an 

 angle of 66°, and reappear at 8h. 16m. p.m. at an angle of 

 300°. At 7h. 25m. a.m. on the 12th the 4f magnitude star 

 y Cancri will make a near approach at an angle of 23°. At 

 4h. 8m. A.M. on the 13th the 6th magnitude star 8 Leonis 

 will disappear at an angle of 124°, and reappear at 5h. 11m. 

 A.M. at an angle of 298°. At oh. 6m. a.m. on the 15th the 

 5th magnitude star r Leonis (a pretty, though wide, double 

 star ; 5, 8 magnitudes, 169°, 95°) will disappear at an angle 

 of 143', and reappear at 6h. 11m. a.m. at an angle of 291°. 

 At 5h. 48m. a.m. on the 17th the 5^ magnitude star 

 49 Virginis will make a near approach at an angle of 217°, 

 and at 6h. 12m. a.m. the 6i magnitude star 50 Virginis 

 will make a near approach at an angle of 135°. 



d^t^n Coltttttn. 



By 0. D. LooooK, B.A.Oxon. 



CoMMTJNioATioNs for thls oolumn should be addressed to 

 C. D. LococK, Biu'wash, Sussex, and posted on or before 

 the 12th of each month. 



Sohitions of Ihcemher Problems (A. C. Challenger). 



No. 1. 



Q to E3 and mates next move. 



Correct Solutions received from A. E. Whitehouse, 

 J. T. Blakemore, A. Louis, G. G. Beazley, White Knight, 

 W. Willby, N. AUiston, E. W. Brook, J. St. L. Kirwan, 

 F. H. Bolton. 



No. 2. 

 Author's Solution. — 1. Q. to Kt3, &c. 



(Thfere is, unfortunately, another solution discovered by 

 most of our solvers, begmning with 1. Kt to K2.) 



Correct Solutions received from H. S. Brandreth, 

 A. Louis, W. Willby, White Knight, N. Alliston, A. E. 

 Whitehouse (author's solution), J. T. Blakemore (both 

 solutions), E. W. Brook, .1. St. L. Kirwan. 



Alpha should have been credited with correct solutions 

 of both the November problems. 



N. Alliston. — Key-moves alone are quite sui^cient. 



E. H. R. — Communication received just a day too late 

 for insertion last month. 



TT'. WiUbi/. — Tour two-mover is a gi-eat improvement on 

 the last, but it is rather lacking in variety, and there are 

 duals after 1. . . P becomes B or Kt, besides the one you 

 mention. Could you not contrive to eradicate these and 

 obtain additional variety at the same time '? 



A. (r. Filloiri-s. — You will discover the sui-mate below. 

 The four-mover we shall be glad to publish next mouth 

 without the dedication, if you have no objection. There 

 are so many dedicated problems nowadays that one feels 

 inclined, perhaps unreasonably, to discourage the custom. 



J. St. L. Kiriian. — Thanks for the problem, which shall 

 be examined. 



PROBLEMS. 

 By A. G. Fellowes. 



Black (R). 



^^ ^L;,. ->Ai // 



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m. 



mm mm 



White (10). 



White compels Black to mate in six moves. 



Mr. Fellowes informs us that the above problem was 

 composed expressly for Knowledge with the board and 

 men which he won as first prize in our recent Problem 

 Tourney. Those of our solvers who succeed in fathoming 

 the ingenious idea will agree with us that the result is 

 fully worthy of the means employed, and an excellent 

 testimonial to the value of the same. To encourage the 

 timid we may state that White's moves are all checks, and 

 Black's replies all forced. Those who like something 

 simpler will find it below, adorned with perhaps one 

 " surprise " mate. 



By C. D. LococK. 



Buck (2). 





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White (5). 



White mates in two moves. 



The following game was played in the Surrey c. Sussex 

 match at Brighton on December 8th. The score is from 

 the Dnili/ News. 



" French Defence." 



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